Buckle up, cultiverse: it’s our catch-up bonus round, where we give you a little bit extra. In this episode, we bask in the glow of your Amazon book reviews (please, keep ‘em coming!) and eavesdrop on the spicy, kooky, and downright cathartic voicemails waiting in our inbox from listeners who are ready to dish out their “a little more culty” revelations, ran ... Show More
Apr 13
The Art of Influence: Mind Games’ Alice Hines on NLP and High-Control Manipulation
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.In this episode, we welcome back Alice Hines, co-host of the Mind Games podcast, and dig into her reporting on neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), NXIVM, and the slippery gremlin bridge between self-help, persuasion, and manipulation. Alice ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 9
The Oracle’s Daughter: Harrison Hill on the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (Part 2)
In Part 2 with Harrison Hill, we go deeper into his book, The Oracle’s Daughter, and the wonderfully unhinged rise of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (ACMTC), which started out as Free Love Ministries and then took a hard left into full-blown extremity. Harris ... Show More
40m 32s
Oct 2023
#421 "Different Perspectives": The Dangers of Ideological Manipulation and Sexual Abuse in Child Education, With Undercover Child Sex Abuse Investigator Tom Hampson
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/791723/open_sms">Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”</a></p><p>We're back with seasoned crime investigator, Tom Hampson, who has bravely dedicated a substantial part of his life going und ... Show More
28m 34s
Jul 2025
S24 Ep2: Unsilenced
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<strong>*Content warning</strong>: institutional child abuse, childhood abuse, death of a child, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence, abduction, kidnapping, disordered eating, stressful themes, disability abuse, ableism, PTSD, medical abuse and neglect. <br ... Show More
49m 44s
Mar 2025
#182 King Randall, I - Rescuing a Lost Generation from Gangs, Crime and Chaos
King Randall, I is the founder of The X for Boys, and a mentor to hundreds of young men in his community. Randall's organization is a charter school in Albany Georgia that aims to teach boys the true meaning of masculinity, manhood, and how to be protectors and providers in their ... Show More
2h 18m
Mar 2020
Glennon Doyle and Brené on Untamed
Strap yourselves in! In this episode, I talk to my dear friend and sister Cheetah, Glennon Doyle — author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Untamed and the founder of Together Rising, an all-women-led nonprofit organization that has revolutionized grassroots philanthropy, raisi ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 2025
S24 Ep1: Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
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<strong>*Content warning:</strong> distressing topics, death, child abuse, child sex abuse, psychological and physical violence, cultic abuse, torture, addiction, humiliation, systemic abuse, religious abuse. <br>
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59m 51s
May 2025
How did the Girl Scouts get started?
Joy is so excited to be going on her first big camping trip, but she needs help – STAT! How do you put up a tent, anyway? And how do you make perfect, ooey gooey s’mores?! Luckily, her Girl Scout buddy and cohost Flora is here to help!Join Joy and Flora on their camping trip, whi ... Show More
33m 57s
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/791723/open_sms">Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”</a></p><p>What if we told you that protecting your child's innocence isn't an act of censorship, but a necessary stand in today&a ... Show More
